With the $500,000 Ohio Derby taking place on Saturday at Thistledown, it’s appropriate to take a look at the role the Ohio race facility has had in the history of horse racing in the United States.
The $500,000 Grade III Ohio Derby is the ninth of ten races on Saturday’s Thistledown card with 11 horses entered. It’s open to three-year-olds and is run at a distance of a mile and an eighth on the dirt track.
There have been some prestigious winners of the race throughout its history, and below we will go through some of the historical moments that make it one of the most enthralling meetings in the United States.
The 147th running of the $3 million Kentucky Derby returns to its traditional first Saturday in May date after being postponed to September in 2020 due to Covid-19.